Defence Secretary Demands Kemi Badenoch Apologise After Criticising UK Troops

Kemi Badenoch and John Healey

The defence secretary has called on Kemi Badenoch to apologise after she claimed British troops were “just hanging around” the UK’s military base in Cyprus.

The Conservative leader caused a stir on Friday morning when she called for Britain to take stronger action against Iran after its strikes against RAF Akrotiri.

Badenoch claimed that at the moment British jets are just “hanging around” the Middle East, even though the US “has been mobilising” in the region for months.